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Education
1998 | Penland School of Crafts, Fall Metals Intensive (studio assistant) |
1979 – 1981 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS |
1978 – 1979 | Vancouver School of Art (now ECUAD), Vancouver, BC |
1976 – 1978 | Diploma Fine Arts, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC |
Solo Exhibitions
2016 | Memoria, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS |
1992 | Fishing for the Past, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC |
Jan Smith – Through Garden Gates, Malaspina Printmaker’s Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
1989 | Jan Smith – Prints and Drawings, Family Court Foyer, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC |
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 | Right On: Rites Rituals and Remembrances, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
Process: thinking through, Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery, Edmonton AB, and Craft | |
Council Gallery, Calgary, AB | |
Face à Face: Contemporary Canadian Jewellery, Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON | |
NW Passages, Alchemy Jewelers, Portland, OR | |
Conversation Starter, CoAdorn Jewellery Society, Studio 21, Halifax, NS | |
Revealed, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
View From Here, The Duthie Gallery Salt Spring Island, BC | |
2017 | Face à Face: Contemporary Canadian Jewellery, Galerie Résidences, Paris, France |
Celestial: Comets, Cupids and Other Heavenly Bodies, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Canada 150 Art Jewellery Show, Ming’s Diamonds Richmond, BC | |
Alchemy4, 16th Juried International Enamel Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (2017), | |
Gatlinburg, TN, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH (2017), Metal Museum, Memphis, TN (2018) | |
Seeing Red, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
Drawing the Line, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
2016 |
Dialogue: Maker, Wearer, Viewer, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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20thAnniversary/20 Canadian Artists/20 International Artists, Noel Guyomarc’h Gallery, Montreal, QC | |
Earrings3, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
Industrial Fabrications, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
Ring It On, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL | |
The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange, online and print exhibition | |
2015 |
Activate: Jan Smith & Michela Sorrentino, Pod Contemporary Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC
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The Power and The Beauty, Alchemy 9.2.5, Belmont, MA | |
Under Fire, online exhibition, Enamel Guild NorthEast, | |
All that Glitters, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA | |
Featured Artist, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Attachments, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
Trunk Show SNAG, Boston, MA | |
Ceci n’est pas une broche, curated by Platforma, SNAG Boston, Boston, MA | |
tex-TILES, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
Manufacture: from the hand, Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
Organic Elements, Jeweler’s Outside the Box, digital exhibition | |
Earring Show, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
Opposites Attract, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
Imprints, Duthie Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
2014 | Duplicata, International Exhibition of Earrings, Noel Guyomarc’h Gallery, Montreal, QC and |
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
Protective Ornament, Metal Museum, Memphis, TN and Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA | |
Louder than Words, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Ring Re::Form, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
Conceal/Reveal, Exhibition In Print, Metal Arts Guild of Canada, digital exhibition | |
Impressions, Duthie Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
2013 | Craft Invested, CCBC 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Pendulum Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
The Nature of Jewelry: Botanical Design and Symbols, Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI | |
Alchemy 2: A New Global Vision for Enamel, The Carnegie Center, Covington, KY | |
Fire and Fusion, Rainbow Gallery, Toronto, ON | |
Works on Paper, Pod Contemporary Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
SNAG Trunk Show, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON | |
Pop up Exhibition: Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON | |
Exposition Collective, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC | |
2012 | Behind the Brooch, Crafthaus, digital exhibition |
TEXT-tiles, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
2011 | Radical Alchemy: Contemporary Art Jewelry, Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, VI |
Counterflux: Defensive Ornament, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Subtle Set, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
The Essence of Nature, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA | |
2010 | JuJu Magic, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
Ocelot Itajime: Bold and Timely, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
Celebrating 70, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Celebrating Innovation, Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry, Oakland, CA | |
2009 | Surfacing, Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA |
A Fine Balance, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
2008 | Contemporary Craft in BC: Excellence within Diversity, Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC |
Co-laboratory, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA | |
Arte Fresca, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Anti War Medals, Shaw Contemporary Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME (travelled 2007-2008) | |
Precious Metals III, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
Transformations, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
2007 | 250 Earrings, A Contemporary Jewelry Art Show, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
Celebrate Craft, Craft Council Gallery, St John’s, NF | |
Fusion, Enamelist Society 11th International Exhibition, The Cultural Center, Columbus, OH | |
Precious Metals – Jewelry and More, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
Anti-war Medals, Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA (travelled 2007-2008) | |
Fiberforms, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
2006 | Signs of Life, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
Enamel: NCEG 8th International Enamel Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |
100 Brooches, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
Precious Metals, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
2005 | In Print / In Presentation, Tomas Riley Gallery, Woodmere, OH |
Metamorphosis, Sandra Blain Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN | |
100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, exhibition travelled to: Bellagio | |
Gallery, Asheville NC; East Carolina University School of Art & Design, Greenville, NC | |
Format to Facet: Body Ornament West, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB | |
SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY | |
Color, Richey Jewelry Gallery, Portland, ME | |
2004 | SOFA Chicago, The David Collection, Chicago, IL |
Chess, Craft Council Shop, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, John Michael Kohler Arts | |
Centre, Sheboygan, WI, Thomas Mann I/O Gallery, New Orleans, LA | |
SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY | |
NCEG 7th International Enamel Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley CA | |
Format To Facet, Body Ornament West, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB | |
2003 | Exhibition In Print/SOFA, SOFA, Chicago, IL |
Publications
New Brooches: 400+ contemporary jewelry designs, Nicholas Estrada |
New Earrings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, Nicolas Estrada, Thames & Hudson |
On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulet, Suzanne Ramljak, Schiffer Publishing |
Conceal/Reveal, Exhibition In Print, Metal Arts Guild of Canada |
Behind the Brooch: A Closer Look at Backs, Lorena Angulo, Schiffer Publishing |
Signs of Life, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery |
Exhibition in Print 2003, Metalsmith, Curated Exhibition in Print: Contemporary Enamel, curated by |
Maria Phillips and Gretchen Goss |
Color on Metal: 50 Exceptional Works from Jewelers and Metal Artists, Tim McCreight and Nicole |
Bsullak, Guild Publishing |
21st Century Jewelry, 500 Pendants and Lockets, 500 Necklaces, 500 Brooches, 500 Plastic |
Jewelry Designs, Lark Books |
Art Jewelry Today, by Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Publishing |
Salt Spring: The People the Place, Photographers: Howard Fry, Michael Levy, Osman Phillips, |
Collections
Canada Council Art Bank – 1990, 1991 |
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC |
Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC |
Okanagan College Collection, Kelowna, BC |
Prologic Computer Corporation, Richmond, BC |
Greiner, Bethell and Company, Burnaby, BC |
Private collections within Canada and the USA |
Awards and Prizes
Jurors’ Award, 7th International Enamel Exhibition Northern CA Enamel Guild, 2004 |
Jurors’ Award, 9th Biennial Juried Exhibition of Enamelist Society, 2003 |
Award of Merit, 5th International Enamel Exhibition Northern CA Enamel Guild |
Helen Pitt Fund for Fine Art, Vancouver Foundation, received annually 1977 – 1980 |
Purchase Award, Vancouver Art Gallery Rental Committee, 1987 |
Honorable Mention, Images and Objects V, B.C. Assembly of Arts Councils, 1987 |
Professional Activities
Board of Directors, Outgoing President (term 2015-2016) President (term 2012-2015), Vancouver |
Metal Arts Association, Vancouver, BC |
Enamel Instructor, Danaca Design, Seattle, WA, 2018, 2014, 2011 |
Studio Assistant, Maria Phillips, Fall Intensive, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
Guest Lecturer, Printmaking Department, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC |
Printmaking Instructor, Print Lecture Series, Malaspina Printmakers Society in conjunction with |
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (continuing education), Vancouver, BC |
Memberships
Society North American Goldsmiths, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Craft Council of British Columbia, Carfac BC, Seattle Metals Guild, Enamel Society |